Landscaping with Deer

Deer Resistant Plants

No plant is completely deer proof. Here is a list of plants that people are usually successful growing in their yard that the deer do not eat.

Annuals
Ageratum
Alyssum
Cleome
Dusty Miller
Heliotrope
Lantana
Lobelia
Marigold
Morning Glory
Parsley
Penta
Snapdragon
Verbena
Wax leaf Begonia
Zinnia

Perennials
Artemisia (Artemisia varieties)
Baptisia (Baptisia varieties)
Beebalm (Monarda varieites)
Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra spectabilis)
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Christmas Fern (Polystichum a
crostichoides)
Chrysanthemum
Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
Columbine (Aquilegia varieties)
Coneflower (Echinacea varieties)
Coral Bells (Heuchera varieities)
Crocosmia (Crocosmia varieties)
Daffodil (Narcissus varieities)
Dianthus (Dianthus varieities)
Iris
Japanese Anemone
Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantine)
Lavender (Lavendula varieities)
Lenton Rose (Helleborus orientalis)
Peony
Redhot Poker (Knifophia varieites)
Rosemary
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
Salvia (Salvia varieites)
Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum varieties)
Society Garlic (Tulbaghia violacea)
Thyme (Thymus varieties)
Toad Lily (Tricyrtis hirta)
Veronica (Veronica varieties)
Yarrow (Achillea varieties)

Shrubs
Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora varieties)
Anise (Illicium parviflorum)
Barberry (Berberis varieties)
Beautyberry (Callicarpa varieties)
Bluebeard (Caryopteris varieties)
Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)
Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster varieties)
Daphne (Daphne odora)
Deutzia (Deutizia varieties)
Distylium (Distylium varieites)
Forsythia (Forsythia varieties)
Fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenia)
Gardenia (Gardenia varieties)
Holly (Ilex varieites)
Juniper (Juniperus varieites)
Lilac (Syringa varieties)
Mahonia (Mahonia varieities)
Mock Orange (Philadelphus virginalis)
Nandina (Nandina varieites)
Ornamental Grasses
Paperbush (Edgeworthia chrysantha)
Pieris (Pieris varieties)
Quince (Chaemoneles varieities)
Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Rosemary
Spirea (Spiraea varieities)
Spreading Yew (Taxus varieites)
Sweetbox (Sarcococca ruscifolia)
Sweetshrub (Calycanthus varieties)
Sweetspire (Itea virginicus)
Viburnum (Viburnum varieties)
Weigela (Weigela varieties)
Yucca (Yucca varieties)

Trees
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia)
Deodara Cedar (Cedrus deodara)
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
False Cypress (Chamaecyparis varieties)
Flowering Cherry (Prunus varieties)
Fringe Tree (Chioanthus virginicus)
Gingko (Gingko biloba)
Leyland Cypress (Cupressus x leylandii)
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Holly (Ilex varieties)
Oaks (Quercus varieties)
Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Pines (Pinus varieties)
Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
River Birch (Betula nigra)
Serviceberry (Amelanchier varieties)
Evergreen Magnolia (Magnolia
grandiflora)
Deciduous Magnolia (Magnolia
soulangiana)
Vitex/Chaste (Vitex agnus-cactus)
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)